Jennifer Connell—Worst. Aunt. Ever.
The story has hit the web because it is concocted of infuriating, idiotic, depressing, unbelievable elements. Jennifer Connell, an HR manager in New York, is suing her 8-year-old nephew Sean Tarala for breaking her wrist four years ago. How did this happen? It was Sean's birthday party. He was turning eight years old. He saw his "Aunt Jen" and jumped into her arms—he was so excited!
Get a grip, kid.
Jennifer Connell claims the boy, Sean Tarala of Westport, acted unreasonable when he leaped into her arms, causing her to fall on the ground and break her wrist four years ago. This week Connell is asking a six-member Superior Court jury to find the boy liable for his actions.
She is seeking $127,000 from the boy, who she described as always being “very loving, sensitive,” toward her. The boy is the only defendant in the case.
In court Friday, the boy, now 12 years old, appeared confused as he sat with his father, Michael Tarala, in the Main Street courtroom. The boy’s mother, Lisa Tarala, died last year.
According to various
reports:
He had been riding his first two-wheeled bicycle – which was bright red, according to testimony – around his home. When Connell arrived, he dropped it. “I remember him shouting, ‘Auntie Jen, I love you!’ and there he was flying at me,” Connell reportedly testified.
Of the damage done, Connell testified that she did not complain at the time, but she said her life had been “very difficult” since the injury because of “how crowded it is in Manhattan”. “I was at a party recently, and it was difficult to hold my hors d’oeuvre plate,” she reportedly said.
There are a few things going on here. She is a terrible no good really bad person. It has been hard to find out whether she is the father or mother's sibling, step-sibling, sibling-in-law. However, the boy's father probably has money, as they live in
Westport, Connecticut and she wouldn't be suing for the kind of money she is suing for. In the end she is probably giving up the love of a child for some money and a lifetime of public shame.
1:18 PM PT: Update: Stamford Advocate reporting:
But a six-member Superior Court jury found that the boy, Sean Tarala of Westport, was not liable for his actions.
Connell showed no emotion as the verdict was announced but later pleaded with judicial marshals to escort her to her car through a throng of media waiting outside the Main Street courthouse.
She ignored shouts for comments as the marshals led her away.